Certified UX Specialist Program

ux certificationAkendi offers an in-depth User Experience certification program that will help to recognize your user experience research & UX design expertise in your organisation.

We offer three types of certification:

each with their own ux training course track to prepare for the certification exam.

The training and exam dates for Researcher, Designer and Specialist tracks are:

Toronto
UX Professional Training Program
Aug 26-30, 2013
Nov 18-22, 2013register now

Ottawa
UX Professional Training Program
Sep 23-27, 2013register now

Vancouver UX Training Week
May 13-17, 2013register now

CXS/D/R Certification Exams
Vancouver - May 24, 2013
Toronto - Sep 6, 2013
Ottawa - Oct 4, 2013
Toronto - Nov 29, 2013

User Experience Certification Program Fees

User Experience Specialist Certification
(CXS™)

This is our full program, courses in both research and design to support a UX specialist deepen their skill set. The following courses are included:

For a total of 9 days training plus certification exam.

User Experience Researcher Certification (CXR™)

The Research track focusses on analysis and research of customers and users. The following courses are included:

For a total of 5 days training plus certification exam.

User Experience Designer Certification
(CXD™)

The Design track deepens skills and knowledge leading to improved web, mobile & software user experiences.

For a total of 5 days training plus certification exam.

CXS™, CXD™, CXR™ Certification Exam

The Akendi CXS/D/R exams are a combination of assessing the usability and user experience knowledge level of participants as well as assessment through a hands-on component where aquired skills and knowledge are put into practise. The exam has a duration of 3 hrs.

Who should attend

Anyone who has completed the individual Akendi training course in a 2 yr timespan.

Who participated in our courses

Autodesk, Microsoft, Foresters, Ecobee, Rogers, Sage, WorkSafeBC, Ontario Securities Commission, Industry Canada, Ryerson University, Human Resources & Skills Development Canada, Service Canada, Canada Post, Export Development Canada, Conference Board of Canada, and others.

User Experience Certification Program Fees

Cancellation Policy

Training cost is per person as stated with a minimum 4 participants per course. Akendi reserves the right to cancel a scheduled training session up to 5 business days prior to the training if a minimum class size of 4 participants has not been attained. Akendi is not responsible for any travel or other costs incurred as result of a cancellation.

CXS™, CXD™, CXR™ Certification program fees are non-refundable.

Copyright and Recording

All Akendi course materials are copyrighted and owned exclusively by Akendi Inc. Each participant of our training courses agrees not to copy, modify or publish training materials and handouts.

Akendi does not allow any audio / visual recording of any kind in our training sessions.


Some of our Instructors

Cindy Beggs brings a passion for understanding user needs and having those reflected in product and service excellence to Akendi. With 23 years of experience, underpinned by an honours degree in Psychology and Masters in Library Science, Cindy brings both a theoretical and practical understanding to the design and execution of user research and analysis.cindy beggs

Along with her expertise in library and information science, Cindy has conducted usability testing and applied the methods of user centered design to persona development, needs assessment and the articulation of business strategy and user goals.

A lifelong learner herself, Cindy has taught Akendi training courses, library programming and promotions at Seneca College, Toronto, facilitated focus groups and created training modules on electronic and web based information products.

Dominira Saul believes that behind every well-designed product or service there is a thorough understanding of the actual users and their needs. 

Having presented many influential research and design outcomes to clients at all levels of the private and public sector Dominira is very adept at putting his belief into practice. Dom remains focused on ensuring clear transfer of design recommendations and most dominira saulimportantly, rationale to our clients.  Dom is committed to working closely with clients to ensure their success.

Dominira is a fluently bilingual communicator who has lectured at the university level, and delivered many usability training courses.

Dom has an MSc. in User Interface Design from London Guildhall University, a BA in Psychology from Carleton University and over 10 years of usability research and interaction design experience in the UK and Canada.

 


Let's Talk!

shaunPlease email Shaun Illingworth at training@akendi.com or 1.866.585.1660 x0 for questions and more information about our User Experience Training courses & UX Certification program.

About Us

Akendi Corporate Overview [pdf]

Akendi is a customer research, user experience design & product strategy firm. We are passionate about the creation of intentional experiences – whether those involve digital products, physical products, mobile, web or bricks-and-mortar interactions. We work shoulder-to-shoulder to improve the experiences you deliver.


Industry leading firm in corporate user experience certification, usability certification courses for companies: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Canada. We have usability certification exams & training for your organization.









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